Are Pakistani Dramas Promoting Sucide?

How many of you love Pakistani Dramas? Before that you start thinking you will be judged, please stop. I actually think that following Pakistani Dramas is cool and if you don't watch them thinking that it won't sound cool, then you need to shun off this stereotype. It's 21st Century already!

I am truly overwhelmed every time someone praise Pakistani serials. It is not very long ago that I became an avid watcher of Pakistani Prime Time serials (yes, the prime time ones 🙈). Thanks to couple of my university friends and youtube. Because, I am not a person who'd stick to television for straight 1 hour.

No doubt most of the content that our dramas are displaying is appreciated. They keep you hooked to the intriguing story. However, I have noticed a disturbing fact about some of the Pakistani Dramas and I cannot contain it any longer in my mind.
So, buckle up as I take you to the mind boggling ride of my brain.

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We all agree on suicide being the sensitive issue and it shall always be addressed or dealt carefully. But what I have noticed after watching the last episodes of few of the dramas of GEO TV, I realized that these shows are also sending out the message of *suicide* indirectly.
For instance, Ab Dekh Khuda kya karta hai.

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Did you watch this show? No? No problem, I will let you know the crux. Jaan-e-Alam of Ab Dekh Khuda Kia Karta Hai was an evil with a bad character, all his life. He literally ruined every other girl. When he realized his mistake, he was even pardoned by one of the girls who became his bhabhi (Sister-in-Law), later on. But, then what happened! He chose not to face his brother and decided to end his life.

Likewise, Naeema of Khamoshi. Naeema was a greedy women who literally snatched every other happiness of her family to satisfy her desires. She even snatched the husband-to-be of her sister and what not. The evil has to face the consequences and when the time came to do so, she decided to end her life.

The sole reason of choosing the suicide for such characters seems nothing to me but that the writers were incapable of thinking out of the box.

Or maybe I am wrong!

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But, I didn't get what message did these drama serials and others with the same plot try to send out.
Are they showing that one can do whatever they want and at the end, end their life to escape the consequences? Does this mean there is no life after realization of your mistakes?

Instead, why don't these serials show a life after realization- Show how culprit is more careful after being guilty, show them treating others nicely, show them getting closer to Allah or show them being punished!
Do you remember Khaani? How beautifully they handled the character of Mir Hadi at the end. They could have landed him in a suicide but no the makers decided to send out a better message by keeping the culprit imprisoned. A round of applause for the whole team!

But ending their life is not at all impacting the society positively. There are masses who watch these Dramas and this is the known fact. You never know when a suicide on TV screen can promote someone to do the same to escape guilt, blame and depression. Someone out there is always struggling in their life and watching a suicide in any of the drama serials/series can let them choose a wrong path.

If you have different views, leave your comments below! I would never mind if someone disagrees because I just wanted to pen down my thoughts on my blog, nothing else! 🌟

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It is the first time that I am giving a personal touch to my post, hope you will like it.  Please, leave your feedback! Xx

If you'd see around instagram, you will literally find every other instagrammer/blogger being a makeup junkie and the fact that I am not at all a makeup junkie, makes me different, I guess. 

Shoking? I girl is saying it! 🙊

You would be surprised to know that I went to parties, farwells, get-togethers and weddings with zero makeup (except a lip gloss and kajal, maybe, lol) till my college life.

Haha, probably I believed this saying^

So, it comes as a surprise to me when I see girls of 12 and 13 age not only in full makeup but they are expert at it.

I think, if I am dumb or they are too smart!

I don't say it is wrong because everyone has their choice of living and if someone loves makeup than it is not a bad option.

Bro, I am liberal! 😂

Since, I started putting on makeup so late, I still don't know about baking and many other terminologies related to it.

Even now, I am not a kind of person who goes to university in makeup daily. I use it in parties and weddings ONLY. 

Sometimes, I do want to use makeup on daily basis because I feel like I have grown up but then I get lazy and tell myself to back off.

But you know what, people around you influence a lot. Since, my friends also don't come in makeup usually so I guess I also don't use it. But, since I joined instagram as an influencer I saw alot of makeup junkies around me and it has helped me a bit.

And this is the reason I started using some of the products recently that I never used.

This FairnLovely BB Cream is one of them.

Now, you'd say that it has been in market since long and I am using, but here comes the reason; I am not a MAKE UP JUNKIE. 

I don't really know if this BB Cream works or not, but I do use when I am going to any wedding (that is not more than twice a year) or a party (which is also once a year).

So, you can imagine! I don't know if it's simplicity, laziness or tom boy-ish-ness.

I would ask you to decide a word for my story that I just shared. 🙊

BYE. 🏃

It already got so long, sorry!

Travel diaries- A nostalgic trip to my village

hi readers!

I am back with yet another blog. I hope all of you are doing well in your lives. I have been to many places which I want to tell you guys about. I have shared few travel blog posts before as well. Today, I thought why not talk about my roots and by roots I mean the place where I belong to. 

So last month I went to my village with my family and it was a fun trip like always. I went there after two years which is quite surprising because when we were kids, we used to spend entire 3 months of summer vacations there though we used to get bored because there was no internet or cable on TV . But now I miss going there often :(.

Breath-taking view near our ancestral home

On the traveling day (BTW it was a damn hot day of July), we filled our backpacks with chocolates, chips, cold water bottles and not to forget chewing gums (It is necessary for me specially when I am travelling to the mountains because I have issue of travel sickness). I was excited as a child that day.

This is a view from our ancestral home. I have heard this spot was a mini water fall hundreds of years ago

My village (Nanyah) is somewhere near Kotli Sattian. You can say it is some what near Murree. It is a refreshing place with breathtaking recreational beauty. On my way to village we pass by Nilore Atomic Factory and then by Simli Dam. 

A view of our ancestral home after rain

This place has become a picnic spot for the tourists as you guys are aware that Murree is overly crowded in summers. It has various hiking points and few rest houses for the tourists. 

Magnificent door of a room (Just look at the wall and door)

View in the rain

We stay there in our ancestral house which is about 100 years old and let me tell you it is a great piece of architecture. You will get to see all of it in the pictures. Walls of the house are made of hand designed pathar (stones) and roofs are made of wood and covered with metallic sheets just like the hotels and rest houses in Murree. 

Hiking track (This is what I call it) and grazing land for cows and goats

I remember going for hiking with my cousins in summers. There is no proper track for hiking but still it is a great spot for hiking and trekking. 

Ten years old lily plant

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Visiting Monal DownTown for the first time

I have been enviously looking onto Monal Downtown since long because everyone around me had been posting stories and pictures of Monal Downtown, be it of Centaurus or Saddar branch! 

I'm glad I finally tried it- thanks to bunch of the friends I have in university. Though Monal is far-off from my home but I had to give it a try! 

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When I entered the restaurant, I didn't know from where to enter from (lol, I do act dumb at times), but my friends who had arrived before me guided me or else I would have embarrassed myself- no doubt on that. 

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The first thing that attracts me when I enter a restaurant or a home for the first time is obviously the interior, and there are very few buildings that have left me in awe. Monal Downtown, Saddar was one of them.

So, the floor of Monal was the chess pattern- yeah that balck and white cheque boxes and I found it cool 😌. There were few plants, not the artificial ones, used to decorate the restaurant and a wooden carving wall piece grabbed my attention! I forgot to take the picture, I'm sorry 😒. Hey, but I have this picture of thier roof xD

Oh, and I have a picture this plant too which was placed at the entrance😀

Let's come to the food now. All four of us ordered Italian Platters which had Spicy Fettucine, Sole Medditerranean Fish, Morrocan Chicken, Beef Stake and Brownie. Ain't this enough for one person? But what if I tell you that more than enough if you are not a fan of meat, like me? 😒

All of this in one plate, at a time does sound awesome, no?

Since, I am a huge pasta fan so I ate it in first few minutes and loved it. It had all the sauces, fully balanced and I wanted more of it 😛.

Morrocan Chicken was no less in taste, because it was tendered well and juicy. I enjoyed every bite of the chicken piece.

It was the first beef stake that I tried, and it wasn't a bad experience though. Beef was cooked well and all of the spices were in accurate quantity. It was a bit hard but that's how a beef is, no?

Coming to the Mediterranean Fish, I didn't like it at all. I usually love fish that's home-made. But, this fish was of no match to the one my mom fries. I guess this was the reason I didn't enjoy it and had to pack it and bring home.

Serving the platter with a piece of brownie loaded with chocolate sauce was not a bad idea. It took me a while to finish it, probably because I was full but my friends love brownies and they appreciated the taste. It was all soft and moist, the chocolate sauce was definitely cherry on the cake.

This go-ey-ness might drive you crazy

You'd be surprised to know that it costed me only 760 PKR including taxes. I leave it on you guys to decide if it is economical or not.

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Miracles of Apple Cider

Hi guys!
I am back with my another blog. Today I am going to tell you about the uses of 'Apple cider vinegar'. Apple cider vinegar is not like an ordinary vinegar, it has tremendous health benefits. Other than health benefits, are you guys aware of its beauty and other household uses? No? I will tell you all about it.

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At my home, it is commonly used for salad dressings, in soups and sauces. Home-made salads with apple cider vinegar dressing are healthy and a clean option. It tastes different than salad with ordinary vinegar.
My mother is a diabetic patient. Doctor has adviced her to consume Apple cider vinegar. She takes Apple cider vinegar every night before going to sleep for lowering blood sugar levels. I think it has helped her alot.

Adding gif can never be a bad option

Apple cider vineger is also helpful for weight concious people. It helps in lowering body fat. Consuming Apple cider vinegar helps you feel full and you consume less or small amount of food which is helpful for weight loss and helps in reducing belly fat. It reduces your daily intake of calories.
I have also heard that it is a great pickling agent and also helps in preserving food but I haven't tried this at home. It deactivates enzymes and kills any bacteria that may cause spoilage of food.
Apple cider vinegar is known to have antibacterial properties and beacuse of it is used to eliminate bad smell from the house ( you can make deodorizing spray by mixing apple cider vinegar with water).
Apple cider vinegar is a popular home remedy for sore throats (mix apple cider vinegar with water for gargling).
It is also said that massaging diluted Apple cider into your scalp may help you get rid of dandruff.

It also lowers the risk o cancer. Studies have shown that it reduces esophageal cancer.
You can also use Apple cider vinegar to make a skin tonic that also reduces the signs of aging. Here is the recipe of skin tonic:

Add 1 cup of Apple cider vinegar in 2 cups of water. Apply it using a cotton pad. If you have a sensitive skin, make a more diluted solution.
It can also be used as a weed killer. Here is the recipe to make a weed killer:
Mix undiluted vinegar with soap and lemon juice to make a homemade weed killer.

I hope this is helpful for you. Do share your experience of using Apple cider vinegar.

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Nocciola- The Chocolate Heaven

The first ever tasting was hell of a experience!

"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy a chocolate"

Last week I was invited by Noociola Chocolateri to taste their food. They have a unique name which is quite difficult to pronounce. They mainly deal with desserts and trust me its a dessert heaven. They were previously known as Nutella spot but now they have changed their name to Niccolia chocolatire. They have two branches in Islambad, one in F11 Markaz and the other one in Bahria town phase 4. I went to Bahria town branch.

To begin with, it has a beautiful minimal interior with elegant Italian touch. It was quite good but it was a small outlet. I didn't expect it to be that small though but I like such settings.

Anyways, I did like their walls and that brick style appearance. I am a fan of such walls since forever. All those nutella jars had me drooling! It had artistic touch with a beautiful digital potrait on the wall.

Do you see those white bricks?

I don't know the history of this potrait, though!

Walls also had interesting quotes related to chocolates. The one I mentioned was from that! Lol xD

Here's another!

When we went there, there was only staff and no one else. I think they shall put a board of their restaurant somewhere on the main road too because it was difficult for us to find it in first place. It serves a peaceful ambience with soft light music. If you are the person who doesn't like hustle and bustle of the crowd then this place is made for you!

Staff is very coperative there. I went there with my family and we ordered four different items. They dodon give menu cards on every table instead menu is displayed on the digital screens. This created quite a problem. I didn't had my glasses at that time and I couldn't see the menu. I know this is sad. Unfortunately, the staff didn't had the menu on thier monitor. So, I took out my phone, captured the menu and saw it. Quite a job, no?

Then, I ordered single scoop of both Belgian chocolate ice-cream and oreo ice-cream which were very tasty and were loved by my parents.

I know they are plain.

I liked oreo ice-cream more. You know why do they look plain? Because, I didn't know I

had to mention the toppings separately. Blame my eyesight and waiter's ignorance! 

We also ordered hot chocolate chip cookie with vanila ice-cream and trust me was the best cookie I have ever had.

Nutella filled- cookie slice with Vanilla ice-cream

And last but not the least we ordered volcano monster shake- Nutella Volcano shake. It was very very yummy with hot gooey brownie at the top and bottom as well. It was so heavy that my sincere efforts were put in to finish it but I loved it.😄😉

Everything was up to the mark at Niccolia. It is a best place to satisfy your sweet tooth. Do give it a visit with your friends and family to enjoy chocolate fanticies in a comfortable environment.

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Minced Peri Bites with Mayo

Who loves Peri Bites? What! You don't? Then, you haven't tried minced peri bites yet. Follow my my costumized recipe and try them right now because I guarantee, you won't regret!

Isn't this picture tempting?

Let's start with the ingredients:

½ kg mince (keema)
2 teaspoon chilli garlic sauce
1-2 tablespoon milk
2 tablespoon grated cheese (cheddar or mozzarella or one tbsp each)
10-12 green chilies (approximately 3 inches in length)
2 eggs
2 tablespoon flour
2-4 tablespoon cornflour
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of pepper
1 cup bread crumbs (for coating)

And that's hit! Try this simple method now. Calling it simple, because it only involved frying and mixing! Watch out:

Put cooking oil in a frying pan, add the mince and the chilli garlic sauce, and cook until the mince is tender (approximately 80% cooked). Add pepper salt and vinegar.
Using a knife, carefully make a cut perpendicular to the base of the chilies, 1 to 1.5 cm in length; remove the seeds with caution without tearing the chili surface
Insert one little amount of mince into each chili followed by a small quantity of the cheese using your hands.
Keep these chilies in the freezer for 1 hour
Now mix the egg white in a separate bowl and pour it on top of the chilies; also mix in the flour cornflour, salt and pepper into the mix and coat all the chilies evenly
Roll each chili in bread crumbs, followed by a dip in the milk and back into the bread crumbs for a nice, thick coat
Once all chilies are done, put them in the freezer for another 15 minutes so that the coating can settle properly
Deep fry in very hot oil until they have a nice golden coat

Tad'da! Go try them and let me know how did they turn out.

Serve immediately with tomato ketchup or mayo sauce.

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